Phoenix 15 – From a Family Dinghy to Two Finished Boats Every boat design has a story behind it. Some are considerably longer than others. Over the last couple of years, we’ve had the pleasure of building two Phoenix 15s here at Duck Flat Wooden Boats, taking both from sheets of marine plywood and lengths…
There’s something immensely satisfying about seeing a boat leave the workshop for the last time. After many months of careful planning, skilled craftsmanship and hundreds of hours of meticulous work, our custom-built Redwing 23 has officially been completed and is now doing exactly what she was designed to do—creating memories on the water. From the…
We are excited to announce the recent completion of another Camper van fitout, whilst I hear you all say that is not a wooden boat, it definitely draws on our woodworking skills. Our client came to us after researching the market and recognizing that they could not get a bespoke design and finish with others,…
We have just completed the build on a brand new Moyne 12 clinker sailing dinghy which is now for sale. Designed by Nick Atkins and built here in the Duck Flat shed over the past 18 months. She’s a gorgeous little day boat, she’s got a generous amount of beam so she’s very stable on…
Great news for those who are keen to make a start on their next or even first project. Phoenix 111 plans, designed by Ross Lillistone are now in stock ready for dispatch. Whether you want to build from scratch or start of with a pre cut kit, we have everything to get you going. Another…
The Phoenix 15 as featured in the April-June Australasian Amatuer Boatbuilder Magazine, designed by Ross Lillistone in collaboration with DFWB. We have started the first hull build over the last 6 weeks, smoothing out any imperfections in the cutting and making sure it works as it should. We had the pleasure of having Ross come…
From all of us at DFWB we hope you had a great Christmas and New Year!! We are now open Mon – Fri, 8:00 – 4:30. Stay tuned for some exciting things to come this year!
All of us at Duck Flat Wooden Boats are very proud to announce the completion of Clare Elaine the Elysium 28, she looks stunning in her Herreshoff Green and Teak gunnels. We are looking forward to seeing her on the water in the next few weeks and to put her through her paces. Like all…
We are in the final stages of our all new Elysium 28 build, destined for Port Adelaide! Painting will be finished in the coming week then its onto the fun part of installing all the systems, final fitment of the roof, motor, electrics etc. This has been an exciting project for all the team here…
Progressing well in collaboration with Ross the DFWB – Elysium 28, as you can see hull completed sole fitted and roof under construction, The client has been visiting and is excited with progress and looking forward to a Spring launch. We have been working with the client on his specific fit-out needs and are now…
